solongfromthestars Posted Friday at 06:18 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 06:18 PM On this day 7 years ago (13 September 2017), Green Day played in Chula Vista, CA on the Revolution Radio Tour. More photos: Spoiler We couldn't afford to stay in San Diego, so we stayed at an Airbnb across the border in Tijuana. We meant to set out early but ended up making smoothies with our Airbnb host, who was renting out his spare room because he was lonely since his wife died. He was a wonderful bloke with some great stories to tell and anyway, we arrived at the amphitheatre in the afternoon. A lady from the venue security insisted on taking us to the front of the queue because we'd come from England, which was very nice of her, but I felt bad to the fans who arrived before us so I stood back while they were wristbanded. Most of the people who got there later but got in sooner let the campers and early morning people past, which was really nice to see. We made it onto the end of the barrier anyway since everyone gathered in the centre. We had a great night dancing and jumping with both casual and hardcore fans around us. It was a very nice surprise when they played Armatage Shanks but as usual, my clearest memory is of Forever Now. 12 years ago (13 September 2012), Green Day played Oh Love on America's Got Talent. 14 years ago (13 September 2010), Green Day and the American Idiot Broadway cast played Last of the American Girls and Holiday at the New York Jets' opening game. I had to Google that because I thought it was some complicated football thing I'd never understood, but it was just an opening game. OK. More photos: Spoiler Afterwards Billie tweeted that "the Jets football thing was fun" but his allegiance will always be to the Raiders because they wear black. 15 years ago (13 September 2009), Green Day played East Jesus Nowhere at the MTV VMAs. They won the Cinematography, Rock Video and Direction awards. I'd like to tell you what the giant medieval axe was about, but I don't know. More photos: Spoiler 29 years ago (13 September 1995), Green Day played in Budapest, Hungary on the Insomniac Tour. 31 years ago (13 September 1993), Green Day supported Bad Religion in Tempe, AZ. And 33 years ago (13 September 1991), Green Day played at 924 Gilman Street. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted Friday at 07:15 PM Share Posted Friday at 07:15 PM At the Chula Vista show in 2017 I was jumping up and down on the barricade when they played Armatage Shanks (despite my health scare before flying to the US) and Mike pointed to me for Longview but Billie had already decided on someone else 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted Saturday at 08:47 AM Share Posted Saturday at 08:47 AM @solongfromthestars I think they took the axe thing from Jack Black. That performance of Last Of The American Girls is one of my YT favs, they sound great and Billie looks fantastic! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted Saturday at 02:00 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 02:00 PM Today (14 September 2024), Green Day are playing in LA on the Saviors Tour. On this day 12 years ago (14 September 2012), Green Day played four full songs and two snippets on Good Morning America in Times Square. More photos: Spoiler 19 years ago (14 September 2005), Green Day played in Moline, IL on the American Idiot Tour. 24 years ago (14 September 2000), Green Day played Minority on Top of the Pops in London, England. 31 years ago (14 September 1993), Green Day supported Bad Religion in Albuquerque, NM. 33 years ago (14 September 1991), Green Day played in Davis, CA. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted Sunday at 06:55 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 06:55 AM On this day 12 years ago (15 September 2012), Green Day played Irving Plaza in NYC on the ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! promo tour. Billie ran onstage to take photos of Lipstick Homicide, the support act... ...And the result To be fair, Greg would unironically post that photo on the official Green Day account. More photos of the show: Spoiler 24 years ago (15 September 2000), Green Day played Tutu's in London, England for XFM 104.9, which is now known as Radio X. Audio of the show is available online. 29 years ago (15 September 1995), Green Day played in Milan, Italy on the Insomniac Tour. 32 years ago (15 September 1992), Green Day played The Chameleon in San Francisco, CA on the Kerplunk Tour. 35 years ago (15 September 1989), Green Day played the Community Link Centre in Fresno, CA. 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted Monday at 06:33 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 06:33 PM Today (16 September 2024), Green Day will be performing Bobby Sox on Jimmy Kimmel Live. On this day 7 years ago (16 September 2017), Green Day played the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. 19 years ago (16 September 2005), Green Day played in St. Paul, MN on the American Idiot Tour. 20 years ago (16 September 2004), Green Day played the Music Box at the Fonda in Los Angeles, CA. More photos: Spoiler 23 years ago (16 September 2001), Green Day played 924 Gilman Street despite the rules about signed bands and, obviously, the song 86, which Billie wrote about being banned from the club. They managed it by going on stage right after The Influents and using their instruments. They played seven songs. Photo by Frank Chan 27 years ago (16 September 1997), Green Day played in Milan, Italy on the Nimrod Tour. 29 years ago (16 September 1995), Green Day played in Villeurbanne, France on the Insomniac Tour. 31 years ago (16 September 1993), Green Day played Deep Ellum in Dallas, TX while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (16 September 1992), Green Day played Power Station in Eureka, CA. 35 years ago (16 September 1989), Green Day played Clunie Hall in Sacramento, CA. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CristhyneS Posted Monday at 07:21 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:21 PM 44 minutes ago, solongfromthestars said: 29 years ago (16 September 1995), Green Day played in Villeurbanne, France on the Insomniac Tour. Crazy!! I have been there, it has room for maybe 2k people at most. Must have been fun to be around in that era. Also this is effectively in Lyon (is way closer to Lyon than the arena where we saw them "in Lyon" 😂) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted Tuesday at 06:29 PM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 06:29 PM On this day 19 years ago (17 September 2005), Green Day played in Des Moines, IA on the American Idiot Tour. 24 years ago (17 September 2000), Green Day played a Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street in London, England for 500 fans. "The American post-punk trio, playing a fan-only show at the Virgin Megastore on London‘s Oxford Street, their second date in the capital in three days, also took aim at Metallica, Napster and Blink 182 during the hour-long performance. They also finished their set by trashing their equipment and an overhead lighting rig and daubing spray paint on the shop’s walls. The Slipknot jibes came twice during a set that saw Green Day mix new material with older tracks and cover versions, including songs by NOFX, Operation Ivy and The Undertones. Three songs in someone threw a clown mask onto the stage, which singer Billie Joe Armstrong put on while mockingly growling: 'We’re Slipknot, fuck you.' He threw it back and sneered: 'Oh scary, you’ve got masks assholes. Why don’t you try writing a good fucking song for a change.' Towards the end of the show, the frontman introduced a song saying, 'Dedicate this song to the person you hate most in the world. Think about killing the bastard. Take Slipknot, for instance.' Earlier, he had invited the audience to shout out dedications. When someone called out Napster, he said: 'Whatever you do, don’t download Metallica. It makes them really, really angry. But what have they got to be angry about? You know what I’m saying?' And his suggestion that Green Day were about to cover a Blink-182 track brought cries of derision from the 500 fans. Green Day ended the show with a rousing version of Basket Case before spraying both the band’s name and ‘Goodnight’ on the store’s walls while destroying their kit. The group remained for a time after the midnight show to sign copies of their new single Minority." — NME 27 years ago (17 September 1997), Green Day played a second night in Milan, Italy on the Nimrod Tour. 29 years ago (17 September 1995), Green Day played the Élysée Montmartre in Paris, France on the Insomniac Tour. "My first concert in Paris - blue hair, lots of beer, first attempts at pogoing, the look on my parents' faces when they picked me up... but I have the feeling that they're not the same band anymore." — Pierrot Popop 31 years ago (17 September 1993), Green Day played the Showcase in San Antonio, TX while supporting Bad Religion. 23 hours ago, CristhyneS said: Crazy!! I have been there, it has room for maybe 2k people at most. Must have been fun to be around in that era. Also this is effectively in Lyon (is way closer to Lyon than the arena where we saw them "in Lyon" 😂) It's a very niche and nerdy fascination but I've always been fascinated by places they played like that. Like I can't believe they ever actually played at the shitty club with the sticky floors in my hometown. It must have been wild back then! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solongfromthestars Posted 8 hours ago Author Share Posted 8 hours ago Today (18 September 2024), Green Day are playing in Phoenix, AZ on the Saviors Tour. On this day 2 years ago (18 September 2022), Green Day played the Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, NJ. More photos: Spoiler 3 years ago (18 September 2021), Green Day played the Life is Beautiful Festival in Las Vegas, NV. More photos: Spoiler 20 years ago (18 September 2024), Green Day played American Idiot in full at the Vic Theatre in Chicago, IL on the American Idiot Tour. 24 years ago (18 September 2024), Green Day played Minority on The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 in London, England. Just like I can't believe Green Day ever played Rock City, I can't believe they were on Channel 4?! I used to miss everything exciting because we only had the five basic TV channels, but Channel 4 was one of them. I was obsessed with this show called TMi that McFly always appeared on and I feel like Green Day playing on The Big Breakfast is similar. If only I'd known they existed! 27 years ago (18 September 1997), Green Day played in Vienna, Austria on the Nimrod Tour. 29 years ago (18 September 1995), Green Day played in Deinze, Belgium on the Insomniac Tour. 31 years ago (18 September 1993), Green Day played Liberty Lunch in Austin, TX while supporting Bad Religion. 32 years ago (18 September 1992), Green Day played Berkeley Square. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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